"Devil Fruit user…"
Vice Admiral Momonga narrowed his eyes. "Is he an enemy?"
Could this be the reason Admiral Aokiji had activated the Buster Call on Enies Lobby?
"Unidentified individual ahead, stop immediately!" a Marine shouted through a loudspeaker.
"Otherwise, we will open fire!"
But Jin said nothing—he simply kept advancing.
The massive water dragon surged across the sea at extreme speed. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides shrank to less than a hundred meters!
That movement immediately put all five Vice Admirals on high alert.
"Open fire!" Vice Admiral Onigumo ordered without hesitation.
It didn't matter who the other party was—anyone who dared to charge straight into a Buster Call formation was an enemy.
And enemies were to be eliminated.
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
The warship under Onigumo's command unleashed a full barrage.
Yet just as the cannonballs neared Jin, an enormous wall of water suddenly rose up, blocking everything in its path!
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
The towering water curtain not only intercepted all incoming shells, it also completely concealed Jin behind it, making his movements impossible to see.
Without wasting a single moment, Jin formed seals again.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
A highly compressed, razor-thin stream of pressurized water shot from his mouth, slicing straight through the water wall and streaking toward the Navy fleet at terrifying speed!
The moment it appeared, all five Vice Admirals noticed it.
"What is that?!" Vice Admiral Strawberry frowned.
A Devil Fruit user who could manipulate seawater?
Such a power had never been recorded before.
"What's something that thin supposed to do?" Onigumo sneered.
Navy warships were reinforced with special steel—even ordinary cannon fire couldn't pierce them!
The other Vice Admirals shared the same thought.
But in the next instant—
The water blade struck the lead warship.
Pshhk!!
In the moment of contact, the compressed water cut straight through the hull without the slightest resistance, ripping through the ship and continuing onward—
The entire warship was cleaved clean through.
"What?!"
Momonga's pupils shrank violently.
That thin stream of water… pierced a warship?!
This was a Navy battleship—its steel armor couldn't even be penetrated by normal artillery!
And yet that water blade had sliced it apart like paper?!
What kind of monster was this?!
At that moment, the massive water curtain collapsed, revealing Jin standing calmly atop the water dragon.
"Bastard, what are you trying to do?!" Momonga roared.
Jin didn't answer. He simply tilted his head slightly.
The razor-thin water line immediately rose and swept upward—
Pshhk!
"Ahhh!!"
"Boom!!"
The warship was split open from the middle, its structure torn apart.
Several Marines who failed to evade in time were struck directly, their bodies severed on the spot.
Screams, explosions, and crashing waves erupted across the sea.
The expressions of all five Vice Admirals changed drastically.
Throughout history, only one man—Douglas Bullet—had ever dared to challenge a Buster Call alone.
And now… another had appeared.
"Damn you—who the hell are you?!" Onigumo roared furiously.
By sheer coincidence, the ship that had been destroyed belonged to his formation—he would be held responsible for this loss.
And the worst part was, he never imagined that something as thin as water could cut through a warship.
But Jin didn't respond.
He merely shifted his head slightly again, preparing to attack another vessel.
This time, Momonga didn't allow it.
With a sharp motion, he unleashed a flying slash straight toward Jin on the water dragon!
Jin halted his attack and guided the water dragon aside, narrowly avoiding the strike.
Boom!!
The flying slash slammed into the sea, exploding into a massive spray of water.
But it missed.
"Tch… didn't hit," Momonga muttered.
"Who are you?" Vice Admiral Dalmatian demanded grimly.
"Why are you attacking us?!"
"If I've already attacked," Jin said with a faint smile,
"then doesn't that make me your enemy?"
He stood proudly atop the dragon's head.
"By the way… did you enjoy my greeting gift?"
A perfect first-strike kill.
Before the enemy understood his abilities, he delivered maximum damage in the shortest possible time—
That was how a true ninja fought.
Navy warship: destroyed — one confirmed.
Boom!!
The severed warship finally split apart completely, crashing into the sea as it began to sink.
"Help!!"
"What's happening?!"
"Vice Admiral, what should we do?!"
Cries for help echoed across the waters, further darkening the Vice Admirals' expressions.
"So this is why Admiral Aokiji activated the Buster Call…"
Vice Admiral Doberman stared at Jin coldly.
"You understand what you're doing, don't you?"
Losing a warship before even reaching Enies Lobby was unacceptable.
More importantly—
A single man was blocking the sacred Buster Call at the Gate of Justice.
This was a direct slap to the Navy's authority.
A slap to the World Government itself.
As a hardliner, Doberman could not tolerate such humiliation.
"You can think of it that way," Jin replied calmly.
"Then you cannot be allowed to live."
Doberman drew his blade, murderous intent surging.
"Continue the Buster Call," he ordered.
"I'll deal with him."
Since Admiral Aokiji had ordered Enies Lobby erased from the map, the operation could not be halted.
Strawberry hesitated briefly, then nodded, signaling his subordinates to have two warships detour toward the front of Enies Lobby.
They would extract friendly forces—and ensure no enemies escaped.
"This guy isn't normal," Momonga said gravely.
Unlike Doberman, he clearly sensed how dangerous Jin truly was.
That water-based attack was far too lethal.
Who exactly… was he?
"Doesn't matter," Doberman said coldly.
"He dies here today."
"Exactly," Onigumo snarled.
"This bastard must be killed!"
Stepping into the air with Geppo, Onigumo soared upward, glaring down at Jin.
"Kid, blocking a Buster Call alone—your courage is impressive."
"But you'll pay for what you've done!"
"Geppo!"
He burst forward through the air.
"Two-Sword Style — Spider Flash!"
Both blades slashed down toward Jin's head!
Clang!
The Kusanagi blade flashed from its sheath, effortlessly stopping both swords.
"Hmph. Not bad," Onigumo sneered.
"You can actually block my attack."
"You think too highly of yourself."
"Don't underestimate the Navy, bastard! Life Return!"
Onigumo's hair twisted violently, transforming into eight writhing hands that stabbed toward Jin!
"Finger Pistol: Eight Spider Thrusts!"
"Monster Strength Fist!"
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